Movies and TvShows featuring "marshal" theme.
Outlaws is an NBC Western television series, starring Barton MacLane as U.S. marshal Frank Caine, who operated in a lawless section of Oklahoma Territory about Stillwater. The program aired 50 one-hour episodes from September 29, 1960, to May 10, 1962. The first season was shot in black-and-white, the second in color. Co-starring with MacLane in the 1960–1961 season was Don Collier as deputy marshal Will Foreman. In the second season, MacLane left the program, and Collier was promoted to full marshal, with Bruce Yarnell joining the cast as deputy marshal Chalk Breeson. Jock Gaynor appeared in the first season as deputy Heck Martin, the on-screen nephew of Will Foreman. Slim Pickens appeared as "Slim" in the second season. Judy Lewis also appeared the second season as Connie Masters, an employee of the Wells Fargo office in Stillwater. The dog who appeared in Walt Disney's Old Yeller was also cast in The Outlaws. Others who appeared on the program on at least three occasions were Vic Morrow, Cliff Robertson, Pippa Scott, and Harry Townes. In addition, John Anderson, Edgar Buchanan, Jackie Coogan, Bruce Gordon, Robert Harland, Robert Lansing Cloris Leachman, Robert Karnes, Brian Keith, Larry Pennell, Chris Robinson, William Shatner, Ray Walston, Jack Warden, and David Wayne each appeared twice in the series.
Rawhide is a Western TV show set in the Arizona Territory during the 19th century. It follows the adventures of a group of cowboys who drive a cattle herd across the West, facing various challenges and encountering outlaws, Native American tribes, and social issues along the way.
Lawman is a TV show set in 19th-century Wyoming, following the life of an orphan who becomes a deputy marshal in Laramie, Wyoming. The show focuses on his experiences as he upholds the law and deals with various challenges as a marshal and cowboy.
Gunsmoke is a popular TV show that takes place in the wild west of 19th century Kansas. It follows the adventures of a marshal in Dodge City, as he deals with various challenges, rides his trusty mule, and upholds justice.
Wichita Town is a half-hour western television series starring Joel McCrea, Jody McCrea, Carlos Romero, and George Neise that aired on NBC from September 30, 1959, until April 6, 1960. Joel McCrea played Marshal Mike Dunbar, in charge of keeping the peace the booming cowtown of Wichita, Kansas. His deputies were Ben Matheson, played by McCrea's real life son, Jody, and Rico Rodriquez, portrayed by Carlos Romero. Making occasional appearances were the town doctor, Nat Wyndham, the blacksmith, Aeneas MacLinahan, and the bartender in the local saloon, Joe Kingston, played in six episodes by Robert Foulk. The model for shows such as these had already been laid out by other western programs such as Gunsmoke, Lawman, and The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp, so Wichita Town may not have been unique in its plotting and structure. The two most unusual features about the series were the presence of Joel McCrea, a favorite of Western movie audiences for his performance in such films as Union Pacific, Buffalo Bill, and Ramrod, and the fact that his real life son was in Wichita Town, but did not play his son. Wichita Town was produced by Mirisch Company and Joel McCrea's Production company for Four Star Television and aired for a single season.
Wells Fargo is a classical western TV show set in the 19th century West. It follows the story of a Wells Fargo agent who deals with various challenges such as robberies, conflicts with Apache Indians, and conflicts with outlaws. The show takes place in towns like Phoenix, Globe, and Pinal City as well as landmarks like Tucson Territorial Prison and Apache Wells. It explores themes of law enforcement, frontier life, and the struggle for justice.
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok is an American Western television series which ran for eight seasons from 1951 through 1958. The Screen Gems series began in syndication, but ran on CBS from 1955 through 1958, and, at the same time, on ABC from 1957 through 1958.
BraveStarr is a deputy marshal in a futuristic space-western setting who battles crime and defends justice with the help of his robotic animal partners. He faces various challenges and fights against a mysterious villain while upholding law and order. Along the way, he forms friendships, experiences betrayal, and even finds a love interest.
Cimarron Strip is an American Western television series that aired on CBS from September 1967 to March 1968. Starring Stuart Whitman as Marshal Jim Crown, the series was produced by the creators of Gunsmoke. Reruns of the original show were aired in the summer of 1971. Cimarron Strip was one of only three 90-minute weekly Western series that aired during the 1960s, and the only 90-minute series of any kind to be centered primarily around one lead character. Cimarron Strip was set in the Oklahoma Panhandle, which comprises, east to west, Beaver, Texas, and Cimarron counties in Oklahoma. The show is set in 1888, just as the continuous frontier of the West, which once ran from the Canadian to the Mexican border, was closing. In less than five years there would no longer be that "continuous frontier," only pockets of undeveloped land. This was the late "Wild West" that Marshall Jim Crown was called to defend.
Hec Ramsey is a television Western, a production of Jack Webb's production company, Mark VII Limited, in association with Universal Studios, broadcast in the United States by NBC as part of the NBC Mystery Movie wheel show during the 1972-73 and 1973-74 seasons.
A small-time rancher named Dan Evans agrees to hold the captured outlaw Ben Wade while they wait for a train to take Wade to court in Yuma. The rancher and the outlaw engage in a battle of wills as Wade tries to intimidate and manipulate Evans. Meanwhile, Wade's gang searches for him to rescue him. As the tension escalates, Evans must confront his own fears and protect his family. In the end, Evans successfully delivers Wade to the train, but sacrifices his own life in the process.
In 1873, the peaceful town of Blind Chapel in East Texas is threatened by The Hellhounds, a vicious outlaw gang. With the help of a mysterious Russian immigrant, a determined marshal, a courageous sheriff, and a group of brave townspeople, they must stand against the bloodthirsty invaders and protect their community.
Rio Bravo is a western drama set in the 1880s. The story follows a sheriff who must protect a small town from a gang of criminals. He enlists the help of a drunk ex-lawman and a young gunslinger, forming an unlikely trio. As they face various obstacles, including conflicts among themselves and with the gang, they must rely on their loyalty and skills to maintain law and order.
In Hang 'em High, a former lawman named Jed Cooper is mistakenly identified as a cattle rustler and is hanged by a vigilante mob. He survives the hanging and seeks revenge on the men who falsely accused him. With the help of a marshal, Cooper goes on a mission to bring the men to justice and restore his own name.
The Young Riders follows a group of young Pony Express riders as they deliver mail across the Wild West. Along their journeys, they encounter various challenges and obstacles, including conflicts with Native Americans, racial tensions, and personal struggles. The series explores themes of friendship, bravery, and the spirit of the Wild West.
The Dakotas is an ABC/Warner Brothers western television series starring Larry Ward and featuring Jack Elam broadcast during 1963. The short-lived program is considered a spin-off of Clint Walker's Cheyenne. The Dakotas is perhaps most notable for the fact that it was cancelled one week after heavy viewer protest over an objectionable scene.
A town Marshal, despite the disagreements of his newlywed bride and the townspeople, must face a gang of deadly killers alone at 'high noon' when the gang leader, an outlaw he 'sent up' years ago, arrives on the noon train.
In the year 1985, a drifter arrives in a small gold mining town and takes up a fight against a greedy tycoon who is exploiting the settlers. With the help of a group of miners, the drifter becomes a savior for the town, overcoming intimidation and engaging in epic shootouts. Along the way, he must confront his own past and the demons that haunt him.
On the run after murdering a man, accountant William Blake encounters a strange aboriginal American man named Nobody who prepares him for his journey into the spiritual world. In the late-1800s, the meek accountant from Cleveland, William Blake, spends the last of his already meagre savings to get to the frontier community of Machine where a job awaits him. Eager to make a fresh start, Blake arrives at his destination, only to discover that the position no longer exists. Gravely wounded and on the run from a relentless trio of bounty hunters after a deadly shoot-out, William flees the inhospitable industrial town and has a chance encounter with the enigmatic Native American spirit-guide named Nobody, who believes Blake is the reincarnation of the visionary English poet, William Blake. Now, before the endless American wilderness, the two companions embark on a peril-laden odyssey of mysticism, transformation, and spirituality, until William crosses over into the spirit world. What lies on the other side?
Buffalo Bill, Jr. is an American Western television series starring Dickie Jones that aired in syndication from March 1, 1955, until September 21, 1956.